Jesse Owens, 4X Gold Medal Winner at the 1936 Olympics

Aug 9, 1936: Jesse Owens won his 4th gold medal as a member of the 4×100m relay team that set a world record of 39.8 seconds. Owens’ success defeated Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's plans to showcase “Aryan superiority”.

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